Pier Theatre, Herne Bay

‘The War and its Problems. The conditions in being during the war, and the problems that will arise when peace has been declared, form the text of the play, “Deliver the Goods,” presented by Mr. Leonard Mortimer and company at the Pier Theatre, Herne Bay, on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, and at a matinee on Wednesday. In the play patriotic selflessness and sacrifice are shown in contrast with personal selfishness and profiteering; the boys in France shedding their blood and giving their lives, and some men at home reaping dividends and filling their money bags; one man paying the price, another taking all. Then the need for Capital and Labour to unite for the country’s good, for employer and worker to join hands in the common cause not only in the presence of the tragedy, but when the sword is sheathed and the soldiers have come home, is set down here in scenes that are intensely dramatic, but are not left unrelieved by humour ... The play was well staged, and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience, who gave the company a hearty reception’. Herne Bay Press, 24 November 1917.

Performed for four nights (22-25 February) by the Herne Bay Bohemians Operatic and Dramatic Society.